Sam Peeters

(b. 15 April 1976, The Netherlands)

In de Schaduw van mijn Lul (2010)

Sam Peeters is part of the comics collective Lamelos. Coming from the Kampen art academy he has been working with Aleks Deurloo, his brother Boris and Jeroen Funke on a collective oeuvre since 1997. Their most famous collective creation is 'Kaasheld en Poephoofd', which has appeared in self-published comic books, as well as the magazines Zone 5300 and MYX. Outside of Lamelos, Sam has published work in Vrij Nederland, Jippo and Van Speijk. In 2010 he published his silent solo comic 'In de Schaduw van mijn Lul' with Oog & Blik. His graphic novel 'Fucking Hell' was published in 2016. Peeters is also experimenting with other art forms, such as silkscreens, paintings, film and performing arts. He is on the board of the Dutch Comics Museum in Groningen, and he is a teacher with the Minerva Academy in Groningen (illustration) and Artez Zwolle (comic design).